Sun September 1, 2024 – Fri January 31, 2025 Oscar Lopez brings his Your Food, My Work, Our Land, originally a screen-printed poster of laborers toiling under a dominant sun, to Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture as the latest mural commission for the public art corridor between Landmark Buildings B and C. With Haight Street Art Center, along with the support of Creative Work Fund, Lopez conducted pop-up printmaking workshops to create and distribute the image at farmer’s markets from Pacifica, CA to the Ferry Building in San Francisco.More Info: https://fortmason.org/event/oscar-lopez-your-food-my-work-our-land/Lopez expands the frame of this work for…

The grant is worth $400,000 and if acquired, would also lead to an additional $100,000 contributed by the Special Recycling Revenue Fund. HOUSTON — Houston City Council is moving forward with an effort to improve food waste composting as the city grapples with limited landfill space. The council approved an item to give Solid Waste Management authority to reapply for a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which aims to give the city more resources for food waste composting. The grant is worth $400,000 and if acquired, would also lead to an additional $100,000 contributed by the Special…

By Tom LatekKentucky Today Nine businesses have received the lifetime award for their commitment to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s (KDA) Buy Local program, according to Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell. Buy Local is an incentive program rewarding restaurants and other food service participants for enhancing their menus with locally sourced Kentucky Proud® ingredients. Introduced in 2006 as Restaurant Rewards, the program was rebranded as Buy Local in May 2017 with a goal to facilitate greater utilization of farmers’ bounty, while making it easier for the food service community to prepare and promote these products for their customers. Nine…

Two players in South Carolina woke up millionaires Wednesday morning. A $2 million winning ticket was sold at the Quik Trip #1075 at 891 Gold Hill Rd. in Fort Mill. A ticket worth $1 million was sold at the Food Lion #2112 at 110 Highway 9 E. in Longs.Both tickets matched all five white ball numbers drawn. The Fort Mill player added Megaplier to double their $1 million prize to $2 million. Winning numbers: 16 – 18 – 21 – 54 – 65 Megaball: 5 More than 16,000 players in South Carolina hold tickets for prizes from $2 up to…

Finally, he’s caring about children. The disgraced New York public schools executive convicted of taking bribes and serving tainted food to city kids says his own family is “barely hanging on” — as federal prosecutors seek to lock him up for six years. “I am pleading for mercy,” Eric Goldstein, a former official at the DOE, wrote in an Aug. 23 letter, in which he tried to get sympathy by describing how hard his two sons and ex-wife had been suffering because of his crimes. “Not especially for me, but for [his family] because without my financial, emotional and physical…

As summer transitions to fall, there are still plenty of opportunities to get outside for food festivals in Chicago and the suburbs. Taste of Chicago returns in September. Plus, there are several Oktoberfest celebrations across the area this month.Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8 | Grant ParkThe city’s signature food event returns this September to Grant Park, showcasing restaurants from all over the city.Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8 | 4521 Lincoln Ave.Lincoln Square’s Oktoberfest (one of several in the Chicago area) returns this month with German food, beer, wine, dancing, and more.Friday, September 6 through Sunday, September 8 |…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Russian Hill in San Francisco has a new market.Bi-Rite opened up Thursday on Polk Street between Broadway and Vallejo. It is in the same spot that Real Food Company used to occupy.Bi-Rite is known for stocking products and produce from local vendors with the motto of creating community through food.There’s been a lot of anticipation around this location since it was announced two years ago.MORE: 1st free supermarket inside CA school opens doors in SF low-income community”I think people wanted, they wanted, they want a place that they can feel at home. They feel that’s part…

Mark your calendars, because you don’t want to miss these deliciously fun culinary happenings:In honor of Bourbon Heritage month, Garrison Brothers Distillery is bringing back its Hye Fashioned Takeover this September, raising funds for Boot Campaign to support veterans and military families while showcasing Garrison’s award-winning bourbon in Old Fashioned cocktails. Nearly 400 establishments are participating across the country this year, with Houston participants including Bosscat Kitchen & Libations, Brennan’s Houston, Ducky McShweeney’s Pub, La Reserve Whiskey Lounge, Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar and more. Pizza and cocktail dive Betelgeuse Betelgeuse is celebrating the release of the highly anticipated film,…

New York doesn’t have a ton of Persian restaurants, so we’re always excited to visit places that bring the Iranian cuisine to the forefront. There are a few Persian restaurants doing elegant versions of old favorites, with carefully sourced ingredients that showcase the cuisine at its best—but whether you want a cool special occasion spot, somewhere more traditional for family-style platters, or a place with dips that you can eat under a disco ball, you’ll find it on this list, along with tender lamb kebabs, homemade yogurt, fluffy rice pilafs, and a whole lot of saffron. No rating: This is…